The Judge’s Dilemma—Management of Domestic Violence Claims in Family Court (corrected)
Domestic violence advocates are dissatisfied with Family Court management of custody cases, asserting that Family Court judges “marginalize or throw out” domestic violence claims. Others argue that false or one-sided claims of domestic violence are used to gain the upper hand in custody disputes. Domestic violence (DV) is a real and pervasive problem and the […]
Bias
Occasionally, after I have completed an evaluation and proffered an opinion, a party accuses me of “bias.” I think this means they disagree with my opinion. Most people cannot define “bias” very well. Karen Franklin defines bias very nicely in her Feedblitz forensic psychology blog. I quote her below: The term bias refers to a […]
Forensic Clinician’s Tool Box: Competency to Stand Trial measures
Assessment psychologists need a wide range of tools to address the variety of assessment challenges that arise in daily practice. Not that different from a set of wrenches and scredrivers designed for every type of bolt and screw. It is perhaps not surprising that many psychologists persist in using “traditional” assessment measures in forensic psychological assessment […]
Sex Offender Age and Recidivistic Risk Estimates
Up until now actuarial risk indicators for sexual violence using static indicators have not typically taken age of the offender into account. The big guys (Harris, Rice, & Quinsey) using the VRAG and SORAG explicitly resisted the idea, stating that adding age does not improve prediction, all though there is a lot of support for the […]